Rant :: The Apprentice UK Episode 1
The Apprentice
As usual, the first thing which comes to mind is.. how does Sir Alan compare to Donald Trump or the UK version with the US version... Im sorry Donald... but Sir Alan takes the cup in meanness ! Man, i thought u were mean, in how you conduct the show, and make the apprentice hopeful's shudder in their pants.. but Sir Alan simply blows you out of the water !
The show started with more of a documentary style, reminding me of Discovery Channel or some boring university documentary.... but as soon as Sir Alan came on... he changed the air ! The no-nonsense air about this guy has become a thing to worship ! And from there.. it was fun watching. The US version, with its sound scores is much more entertaining from the onset.
One thing which was common in BOTH episodes were the apprentice candidates... it seems guys in business are pretty professional, and take on risks which doesnt involve demeaning oneself... the girls on the other hand.... take on whatever advantage they can find.. be it their feminine wiles, seduction or plain old 'a kiss for a dollar'. Watching the first episode, the girls made me sick ! and i hope they get what they deserve !
What am i ranting on about ? Well, here goes.
The task was, both teams were given 500 pounds to buy fruit vegetable wholesale and sell at a market, the team having the most amount of money in the end would win... (i wont tell you who won though). Both teams set out.. the guys haggle and bargain their way to get the best price on good quality produce. The girls... they 'convince' the wholesalers to give them the fruit for free. Their rationalization ?? It was past its shelf life and we were doing them a favour taking it off their hands. Now when i say 'convince', i mean hugging, kissing and massaging the store owners into giving them the produce ! I mean it sucks ! Where's the professionalism ? Where's the education ? Is this what college degree's and success in business teach them ? to sell via sex ? This world needs a really good morality lesson and pretty soon !
Anyway, what happened in it is better to be seen rather than just read about. Get your hands on the episode and watch it.
My summary on the series:
Sir Alan makes more than an impact, he gives a humble blogger an IDOL to follow, and makes the series worth watching. Just sorry i couldnt catch the first season. Oh well... will get it on DVD hopefully soon.
For those who dont know.. the guy in the middle is Sir Alan Sugar.
Sir Alan Sugar started off the first show of the new series with a Spoonerism and an incorrect forecast in just one sentence. He told the the new candidates: "If you're thinking, gentlemen, of prancing round in your Calvin Kleins, showing your three-piece suite bulgin' you can forget about it - and similarly ladies, flashin' your hair back is not gonna get you anywhere."Know what im talking about ? Its the Apprentice UK ! Just saw the first episode and here's my rants on it...
As usual, the first thing which comes to mind is.. how does Sir Alan compare to Donald Trump or the UK version with the US version... Im sorry Donald... but Sir Alan takes the cup in meanness ! Man, i thought u were mean, in how you conduct the show, and make the apprentice hopeful's shudder in their pants.. but Sir Alan simply blows you out of the water !
The show started with more of a documentary style, reminding me of Discovery Channel or some boring university documentary.... but as soon as Sir Alan came on... he changed the air ! The no-nonsense air about this guy has become a thing to worship ! And from there.. it was fun watching. The US version, with its sound scores is much more entertaining from the onset.
One thing which was common in BOTH episodes were the apprentice candidates... it seems guys in business are pretty professional, and take on risks which doesnt involve demeaning oneself... the girls on the other hand.... take on whatever advantage they can find.. be it their feminine wiles, seduction or plain old 'a kiss for a dollar'. Watching the first episode, the girls made me sick ! and i hope they get what they deserve !
What am i ranting on about ? Well, here goes.
The task was, both teams were given 500 pounds to buy fruit vegetable wholesale and sell at a market, the team having the most amount of money in the end would win... (i wont tell you who won though). Both teams set out.. the guys haggle and bargain their way to get the best price on good quality produce. The girls... they 'convince' the wholesalers to give them the fruit for free. Their rationalization ?? It was past its shelf life and we were doing them a favour taking it off their hands. Now when i say 'convince', i mean hugging, kissing and massaging the store owners into giving them the produce ! I mean it sucks ! Where's the professionalism ? Where's the education ? Is this what college degree's and success in business teach them ? to sell via sex ? This world needs a really good morality lesson and pretty soon !
Anyway, what happened in it is better to be seen rather than just read about. Get your hands on the episode and watch it.
My summary on the series:
Sir Alan makes more than an impact, he gives a humble blogger an IDOL to follow, and makes the series worth watching. Just sorry i couldnt catch the first season. Oh well... will get it on DVD hopefully soon.
For those who dont know.. the guy in the middle is Sir Alan Sugar.
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